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Faribault Mutual Loan and Building Association. Stock Subscription Book, 1874 - 1879
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1345
Abstract
This collection consists of one volume of records from the Faribault Mutual Loan and Building Association of Faribault, Minnesota. The book contains records of who subscribed and how many shares they had purchased from the Faribault Mutual Loan and Building Association. The listings for those who did purchase stocks also describe what land they owned in the Faribault area, and what fees and dues were required by the association.
Dates:
1874-1879
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Faribault Rotary Club. Papers, 1919 - 1957.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1381
Abstract
This collection consists of items from the Faribault Rotary Club, of Faribault, Minnesota. The group, which is affiliated with Rotary International, was organized in 1920, and has sponsored youth activities, Boy Scouts, and other community services. The group is still in operation, and participates in various programs in the Faribault area. The collection contains correspondence, attendance records, the Governor’s monthly reports, and other papers relating to the Faribault Rotary Club. ...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1919 - 1957
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Faribault Woolen Mill Company, Faribault, Minnesota. Papers, 1867-1969
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0124
Abstract
The Faribault Woolen Mill Company papers consist of items collected since Carl H. Klemer founded the company in 1867 through the presidency of Robert W. Klemer during the late 1960s. The collection contains bills, receipts and volumes relating to the employees, production and financial records for the Faribault Woolen Mill Company. Materials included are annual inventories, bills and receipts, pension agreements, payroll lists, and production data. The firm manufactured blankets under the...
Dates:
1867-1969
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Farmfest '76, Lake Crystal, Minnesota. Papers, 1975-1976. SMHC Collection 1339
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1339
Abstract
This collection consists of promotional materials relating to Farmfest ’76, an agricultural festival that was held in Lake Crystal, Minnesota. Included in the collection are: a commemorative program, a flyer containing information on Farmfest activities, three issues of Forward to Farmfest, a map of the exhibit area at Farmfest, and two posters for the event, which show the bicentennial theme. Forward to Farmfest was a newspaper devoted to the events and displays that were occurring at...
Dates:
1975 - 1976
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
FitzSimmons, Lucille A., 1912-1995. Oral History Interview, 30 October and 16 November 1990.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1413
Abstract
The Lucille A. FitzSimmons collection contains an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between FitzSimmons and Christopher Walchuk during the fall of 1990. FitzSimmons worked as an educator from 1936 to 1978 in Montgomery, Good Thunder, St. Clair, and Mankato, Minnesota. In the interview, she discussed the changes and areas of continuity that she believes occurred during her career in public education. She focused...
Dates:
1990-10-30; 1990-11-16
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Four Traction Auto Co. Mankato, MN. Drawings, 1908 - 1913
Collection — Folder: 01
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0161
Abstract
This collection is made up of thirteen photocopies of engineering drawings of cars and trucks designed by Mr. Ernest Rosenberger of the Four Traction Auto Company. The drawings contain views of both entire vehicles and parts of the chassis and drive gear, but are not to scale. Included in these drawings are depictions of a twelve-passenger automobile, a 1 1/2 ton truck, two fire engines, and car and light truck chassis and axles. The original drawings are in the collections of the Minnesota...
Dates:
1908-1913
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Friend, Andrew, 1835 - 1916. "The Life of Mr. Friend." Autobiography, 1916
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1353
Abstract
This collection consists of a typescript of the autobiography of Andrew Friend, of Garden City, Minnesota. The item is entitled “The Life of Mr. Friend”, and was compiled in 1916. In his autobiography, Friend discusses his involvement in building sawmills and gristmills in southern Minnesota, the defense of New Ulm during the Dakota Conflict, and the operation of his flourmill at Garden City.
Dates:
1916
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Gail, Emma (Emily). Journal, May 1855 - February 1881.
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0186
Abstract
The Emma Gail collection contains a typed copy of a journal written during the Gail family's move from Waupan, Wisconsin to Mankato, Minnesota in 1855. The first section of the journal contains Gail's accounts concerning the family's trip to Mankato. The second half of the collection contains her description of Mankato and her life in 1881. By this time, she had married Benjamin T. Town in 1860, and by 1874, the couple were raising three sons: Benjamin, Warren, and Ray. The journal is not...
Dates:
1855-05 - 1881-02
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Geschwind, Peter, 1852 - 1938. Papers, 1868 - 1922
Collection — Half Hollinger box: 01
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0132
Abstract
The Peter Geschwind collection consists of items pertaining to his work in the Sleepy Eye, Minnesota as well as some personal items. The collection contains The Charter of the City of Sleepy Eye with appended ordinances through 1907, manuscripts written by Geschwind about his views concerning the Ku Klux Klan and more specifically the Klan in southern Texas, and an undated photograph of Geschwind. Additionally, the collection contains numerous documents ranging from land deeds, to the will...
Dates:
1868-1922
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Gibbons, George P. Oral History Interview, 30 October 1986.
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1499
Abstract
The George Gibbons collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Gibbons and Jean Benda during October 1986. In the interview, Gibbons discussed his twenty-nine year career as a social studies teacher in Jackson, Minnesota. He talked about his educational career and his goals as a teacher along with his observations concerning administrators, teacher organizations, the community, parental involvement, and his students. ...
Dates:
1986-10-30
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
